Cheese-box.



PATENTE'D MAY 31, 1904.-

0. T. & F. P. SMITH.

CHEESE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AN. 25, 1994.

N0 MODEL.

' ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES Patented May 31,1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. SMITH AND FRANK VP. SMITH, or CANON crrY, COLORADO.

CHEESE-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LetterszPatent N0. 761,552, datedMay 31,1904.

' A li tiafi fil d January 25, 1904. sesame. 190,607- (Nomndelfl the'use of retailers whichare designed to so inclose the cheese as toprotect it from insects and from drying out and are provided with doorsto permit the insertionand removal of thecheese and to give access tothe cheese in cutting the same. Such cheese-boxes usually have aturn-table uponwhich the cheese is mounted and upon which it is turnedas its segments are successively cut off.

Our invention comprehends these general features; and it consists insuch construction of the side walls, doors, and floor bearing theturn-table as to give a more convenient manipulation and freer access tothe cheese and to occupy less space on the counter, as will behereinafter more fully described with reference to the drawings, inwhich Figure lis a perspective view of our cheesebox open, and Fig. 2isa horizontal section through the same when closed.

In the drawings, A, B, C, and D D represent the four side Walls of thebox. As shown, the

three walls A, B, and O are glazed and D D is made with solid wallsorpanels. These walls may, however, all be glazed, if desired, or they maybe provided with gauze-wire panels. e

E is the floor of the box. a couple of inches above the lower edges ofthe side walls, and said floor 'is made with a' curved edge (4 and isrigidlyfixed to and movable with the front wall (land portion D of oneof the side walls. This portion D of the solid side wal-l-ishinged abouta vertical axis gobthe smaller portion D by means of hinges The floor Eis provided on its under side with one, two, or more caster-rollers c c,the

lower surfaces of which rollers are in the same horizontal plane withthe lower edges of the side walls, which latter rest solidly upon theThis floor is raisedjcounter, table, or shelf. This floor also bears 5in central positionthe turn-table F,upon which the cheese is supported.7 l g I When the front Wall O and part D of the side wall are swung outabout the hinges b b,

the floor moves with them and brings the cheese slightly-forward and offto one side in a conveniently accessible position on the counter, thefloor being supported in this movement by the casterewheels, whichtravel over the surface of the counter and give a solid support toresist the cutting strain. In this movement it will be seen that thefloor does not move toward the salesman off the edge of the counter. butmoves to one side by virtue of the position of the hinges b b, and thuskeeps 5 its bearing, even upon relatively narrow counters or shelves,and thus economizesspace and does not crowdthe salesman, but,on thecontrary, gives ample space for the free use of his elbows in cutting ormanipulating the 7 cheese. The curve-line a of the fioor is speciallyrelated to the position of the hinges b b and the lateral swing of thefloor, in that this curved line a cuts away the angular corner thatwould interfere with this lateral swing.

The complementary or stationary part E of the floor is rigidly fixed inthe corner of the two side walls A and B and serves the double purposeof completing the floor when the box is closed and also acts as anangle-bracket to stiifen and brace the two side walls A and B. On top ofthe main side walls of the case there is a hinged lid G, which may beraised to give a larger access to the cheese, and on top of the maincase we also prefer to place a 5 supplementary case H, with a hinged lidH, in which jars or small packages of cheese may be kept. Thissupplementary case may, if desired, be dispensed with. i

The advantages of our cheese-box are that 9 it not only keeps the cheeseclean and moist and free from flies, but it can be placed either uponthe base-shelf of the shelving of any store or on the counter, as ittakes up very little space and can easily be opened in either placewithout crowding the salesman. The floor of the box being also low down,the

cheese is but little higher than the counter the salesman has plenty ofroom to place the heavy cheese in position in the box, and as the box isadapted to be placed on the counter or base-shelf it is accessible onlyfrom a position behind the counter and cannot be tampered with bycustomers. It is also especially adapted for holding the self-weighingcheese-knife used in grocery-stores. A further advantage is that thefloor and turntable come completely out of the ease and are easilycleaned.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A cheese-box having its floor, its front wall and part of its sidewall built as a unitary structure and hinged about avertical axis to theother portion so as to be integrally swung to one side to fully exposethe cheesesupport substantially as described.

2. A cheese-box having its floor, its front wall and part of its sidewall built as a unitary structure and hinged about a vertical axis tothe other portion so as to be integrally swung to one'side and having aturn-table mounted upon said movable floor substantially as described.

3. A cheese-box, consisting of two vertical side walls and a stationaryfloor-segment connecting and bracing the same at the angle of the twoand a movable portion consisting of a front wall, a portion of the sidewall and the main floor connected together as a unitary structure andhinged to the other portion so as to be integrally swung to one sidesubstantially as described.

4. A cheese-box consisting of two vertical side walls and afloor-segment located above the lower edges of the side walls at theangle between the same and connecting and bracing the two, and a movableportion consisting of a front wall and a portion of the side wall andthe main floor connected together as a unitary structure and hinged tothe other portion about a vertical axis, and rollers arranged beneathsaid movable floor and having their lower surfaces in the plane of thelower edges of the stationary side walls substantially as described.

5. A cheese-box having its floor, its front wall and part of its sidewall built as a unitary structure and hinged about a vertical axis tothe other portion and having one corner of the floor cut away withreference to the radial swing of the hinge to permit the hinged portionto move to a position at one side of the box substantially as described.

CHARLES T. SMITH. FRANK P. SMITH. Witnesses:

EMIL KLUNKER. W. B. DEEMS.

